Angels on the verge of despair
Nursing's education revolution is exerting intolerable pressure on staff as they try to juggle studying in their spare-time with a full-time job, argues Jenny Hewison ANGS-1More and more nurses are...
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Strings to the bow
Conservatoires are teaching musicians how to spread their talents between a number of jobs in order to survive in a highly competitive world. Tony Tysome reports It is a concept with which Mozart,...
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Super models shame about the figures
They have the power to bring misery or joy to millions. After six interest rate rises in 15 months, it's been mainly the former. So have the academics on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy...
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Thinking of investing in biotech? Put your money on the 3.30 at Chepstow instead
Once upon a time the City couldn't get enough of those promising offspring of campus research - biotechnology companies. Now their stocks have taken a dive. James Norman explains why such a...
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Colour scheme
(Photograph) - Colour scheme: Peter Vukusic is part of a team at Exeter University that has been awarded Pounds 250,000 to investigate how the iridescent colours of butterflies' wings are formed and...
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Shop steward training
THE University of North London and the South East and East Anglia branches of the T&G trade union have launched an educational partnership, designed to strengthen shop steward training and give...
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Redundancy reprieve
SENIOR managers at the University of East London have agreed to lift threats of compulsory redundancy for three academics following negotiations with lecturers' union Natfhe.
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Get wired
(Photograph) - Get wired: Doncaster College student Elaine Grey revamps a computer as part of a scheme to help schools use PCs donated by local firms Photograph by STEVE DOHERTY
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Fact file
The Higher Education Statistics Agency's findings for 1996-97 reveal that: * 23 per cent were studying part-time undergraduate courses * 13 per cent were studying part-time postgraduate courses * 64...
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Student complaints soar
AN OVERWHELMING majority of universities are facing soaring student complaints, according to a new survey. The results, to be published next week, found the three most common areas of contention were...
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ESRC boosts PhD numbers
The Economic and Social Research Council will allocate an extra 90 awards this year. Every subject area will probably get an increased number of PhDs. An extra Pounds 450,000 for the studentships has...
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Doctors and nurses
AN EXTRA 6,000 nurse training places and more undergraduate doctor training places in medical schools were announced by Frank Dobson, health minister, last week as part of the comprehensive spending...
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Dearing pact put in jeopardy
Lord Dearing's idea of a compact between universities and the government is under threat as the government has made it clear that cuts will continue until at least the next general election. The...
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Treasury threat to HEFCE survival
The Higher Education Funding Council for England is to be subject to a "fundamental review" by the Department for Education and Employment over the summer. Vice-chancellors have been told that the...
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End in sight for pay fight
A FIVE-YEAR battle between further education lecturers and employers could be over after both sides agreed this week to a proposed settlement on pay and conditions. This would introduce a national...